Terraform is the first multi-cloud immutable infrastructure tool that was created by HashiCorp. It was released three years ago and written in the Go programming language. Terraform is one of the simplest tools for infrastructure management and it uses a simple code for infrastructure management. Terraform can be used for both existing and custom in-house solutions. (more…)
Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) defines a culture, a set of operating/manipulating principles, and collection of practices that allow application development teams to deliver code changes more regularly and in an accurate way.
Datadog is a monitoring platform for cloud applications which automatically detects potential application and infrastructure issues as it observes trends and patterns in application metrics like error rate, request rate, and latency—and unexpected behavior. (more…)
What is OPENSHIFT? OpenShift is a PaaS. Basically saying OpenShift is a Cloud-Enabled Application Platform (CEAP). For those who are not sure anymore about PaaS, here is a quick reminder. Platform as a service (PaaS) or Application platform as a service (aPaaS) is a class of distributed computing administrations that gives a stage enabling the client to create, run, and oversee applications without the multifaceted nature of the building and keeping up the foundation commonly connected with creating and propelling an application. (more…)
Cloud computing has evolved significantly in both technology and adoption. If your organization is making the leap or considering switching architectures, we could help you better understand the different offerings. Cloud computing architecture comes in many different flavors. The most three popular architectures among enterprises are detailed below. IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS Though the three architectures take up different positions, the only difference is all about where they sit within a technology stack. IaaS sits at the very bottom of the stack. It involves virtualizing core infrastructure such as data center servers and storage. PaaS sits higher in the stack. It focuses on streamlining time-consuming and repetitive IT tasks. These include application development and operating system management. SaaS is …
Healthcare organizations traditionally are cautious in their approach to new technologies. With good reason, of course. Healthcare IT supports a mission that leaves no room for error. And as cloud computing has emerged in recent years as a cost-effective alternative to expensive data warehouses, healthcare was not an early adopter. But recent research shows that an increasing number of hospitals and private practices are migrating databases, applications, and services (such as disaster recovery) to the cloud, with no slowdown in sight. In a HIMSS Analytics survey of healthcare IT executives taken in January 2017, 65 percent of respondents said their healthcare organizations currently utilize the cloud or cloud services. “Much of the usage leans toward clinical application and data hosting, …
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